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SOCIETIES AND ACTIVITIES

VEX Robotics

I n December, two of our VEX V5 robotics teams attended a regional competition at Queen Elizabeth’s 6chool %arnet. %oth of our teams 076B5 67$57 ; and 076B3arity = faced tough competition throughout the day two teams traYelled from as far afield as )oshan &hina. However, both of our teams got off to a flying start and ranked 1st and 2nd position in the qualification rankings. While MTS_Parity was knocked out in the quarterfinals, MTS_R3START progressed all the way to the final, where four teams (two different alliances) battled it out to win the tournament. After a thrilling match, MTS_R3START and their alliance partner – who had travelled from Coventry for the tournament – ran out 133-112 victors.

Next was the announcement of the competition’s most coveted prize – the Excellence Award, which is presented to a team that exemplifies overall excellence in

building a high-quality robotics program. Both MTS teams had a good chance of winning, but it was MTS_Parity who scooped the prize.

I n 0arch six 076 9(; teams traYelled to Telford for the UK National Championship, accompanied by sixty-four qualifying teams from schools across the country. :e came away with a total of four awards and our )ifth )orm team 076B 5 67$57 emerged as tournament champions. Characterised by close victories and valiant defeats, the competition was certainly an emotional rollercoaster and culminated in a nerve-shredding grand finale – a best-of-three between MTS_ R3START and their opponents. Unfazed by losing the first round, MTS_R3START rallied to secure a win in the second before being crowned champions when, after much deliberation, the referees disqualified their opponents for an error committed during the tiebreaker, granting them their well earned victory. Shay Nagda (Divs) Achievements MTS_R3START Tournament Champions 2024 Think Award for outstanding programming skills MTS_Atlas Think Award - for outstanding programming skills MTS_Syntax Error Create Award for innovative engineering solutions to the game challenge MTS_Parity made it to the Round of 16. MTS_CtrlAltDefeat were quarterfinalists in what is their first participation in VEX VRC. National Championship

MTS_R3START’s robot